Cryptocurrency Tag

The fintech challenger bank Revolut has announced that it will be introducing the cryptocurrencies ripple (XRP) and bitcoin cash to its clients in addition to the cryptocurrencies it has already made available.
Revolut, which gave clients the possibility to trade in cryptocurrencies in December last year,

A fifth of finance firms are considering getting into cryptocurrency trading within the next year, according to an industry poll by Thomson Reuters.
A survey of over 400 Thomson Reuters clients found that one in five is considering getting into crypto, with the majority weighing a

Cryptocurrencies are unique instruments in the investing world. They share many characteristics of traditional currencies but can also serve as platforms for more sophisticated financial products.
Judging by their price history alone, cryptocurrencies are easy to dismiss as a bubble. And, indeed, the crypto space is

Lattice80 established an artificial intelligence powered data base of financial technology firms. The aim is to help investors locate accurate information on emerging fintech startups.
London-based fintech Lattice80 inaugurated, an artificial intelligence powered database the firm says will become the largest global fintech network.
The new financial

As sales pitches go, it’s an unconventional one. In fact it’s more warning than advert, but you can’t argue with the logic behind it.
The tweet was as stark as it was short: “Cryptocurrencies are still a new and hyper-volatile asset class, and could drop to

A group of high-ranking experts will next week discuss the possibility of introducing regulation of crypto-currencies, European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday.
Speaking during a visit to Berlin, Dombrovskis also said he did not see any threat to Latvia’s creditworthiness in view of a

Despite the cryptocurrency boom, using it to pay for goods is far from mainstream. But there's one startup that is looking to change that.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched a new tool to make it easier for shops and other businesses to accept payments directly in

Beneath the headlines, the nine blockchain startups on the Forbes Fintech 50 list for 2018 are building infrastructure—to support both public cryptocurrency markets and initiatives that could transform how current financial transactions are executed and recorded. Five of the nine are first-timers on the list.

Singapore’s central bank has been studying the potential risks posed by cryptocurrencies, but there is as yet no strong case to ban trading of the digital coins in the city-state, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said.
“Cryptocurrencies are an experiment. The number and different forms of

Bitcoin is continuing to plunge amid fears that countries could ban it being traded.
Every single cryptocurrency – which includes bitcoin, but new entrants like ethereum and ripple – has plunged by about 10 per cent over the last day. That's down from an already low price,